Cathedral Shelter of Chicago

Help register participants on Saturday, August 14 for the 2010 Christmas Basket Program. Volunteers can sign up for shifts the full day. Shifts can be either from 8:45a.m.-11:30 a.m. or from 11:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m. We’re looking to have 10 volunteers for the first shift and eight volunteers for the second shift. A brief orientation is provided. Working knowledge of Spanish is very helpful. Sign up here.

November 29, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
November 30 – December 14 (excluding weekends), 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m./until route is completed, 3-4 hour shifts

A driver and navigator with a CSC supplied truck (U-Haul size) will pick up donations at parishes, schools, or businesses in the city and suburbs. The pick-up locations are to have people to load the trucks, but often the truck team must help. 2 to 4 drivers/navigators are needed every day; Drivers must have a valid driver’s license. Sign up here.

November 30 – December 14 (excluding weekends), 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
December 15, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Can be broken into multiple shifts

Early day volunteers locate donations being retrieved and move them to check-out, late day volunteers unload trucks and organize donations by family for next day distribution. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. gifts are distributed; from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. trucks are unloaded. Sign up here.

November 30 – December 14 (excluding weekends), 8:30am-4:30 pm
December 15, 9:30 am-3:00 pm
Can be broken into multiple shifts

Volunteers help with a number of administrative tasks such as verifying the identity and scheduling of recipients, these volunteers have the most contact with recipient families; Check-in is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Sunday with ½ hour training before check-in begins; administrative assistance from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. making phone calls, verifying distributions, packaging thank you cards to donors. No check-in volunteers needed November 30; it is a pick-up day only. Sign up here.